What are the general categories of environmental impact assessment?

According to China’s Environmental Impact Assessment Law, environmental impact assessments can be classified into planning environmental impact assessments and environmental impact assessments for construction projects, based on the subject of assessment. Environmental impact assessment for planning is further divided into two categories: regional planning and specific planning. Environmental impact assessments for construction projects can be classified into 3 categories based on the degree of environmental impact: those that may cause significant environmental impact, those that may cause mild environmental impact, and those that have minimal environmental impact.

1. Planning environmental impact assessment, environmental impact assessment for construction projects. 2. Environmental impact assessment of planning: regional planning assessment, special planning assessment. 3. Environmental impact assessment of construction projects: may cause significant environmental impacts, may cause minor environmental impacts, or have little impact on the environment.

According to China’s Environmental Impact Assessment Law, environmental impact assessments can be classified into planning environmental impact assessments and environmental impact assessments for construction projects, based on the subject of assessment. Environmental impact assessment for planning is further divided into two categories: regional planning and specific planning. Environmental impact assessments for construction projects can be classified into 3 categories based on the degree of environmental impact: those that may cause significant environmental impact, those that may cause mild environmental impact, and those that have minimal environmental impact.

1. Classified by evaluation timing: retrospective assessment of environmental quality, assessment of the current state of environmental quality, and environmental impact assessment. 2. Classified by evaluation content: economic assessment of environmental impacts, assessment of environmental policies, and strategic environmental assessment. 3. Classified by environmental elements: assessment of the atmospheric environment, water environment, acoustic environment, soil environment, biological environment, ecological environment, economic aspects of the environment, and aesthetic aspects of the environment

From the perspective of the subjects of environmental impact assessment, they can be divided into three categories. The first category is the environmental impact assessment of construction projects, including new construction, renovation, and expansion projects; any project that may have an impact on the environment requires an environmental impact assessment； The second category refers to the environmental impact assessment of regional development activities, including the renovation of old industrial areas and old urban areas, as well as development zones for high-tech industries, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, coastal areas, etc. Some of these development zones are actually a combination of multiple construction projects ； The third category involves predicting and evaluating the potential environmental impacts resulting from the implementation of policies, regulations, plans, and programs related to **, and this is known as strategic environmental impact assessment.

Planning environmental impact assessment and environmental impact assessment for construction projects

There are planning environmental impact assessments and environmental impact assessments for construction projects; the latter are further divided into project environmental impact assessment reports, environmental impact assessment forms, and environmental impact assessment registration forms!